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Google cuts mystery check to US in bid to sidestep jury trialGoogle disclosed the payment, but not the amount, in a court filing last week that said the case should be heard and decided by a judge dir...
Asian IPO market seen brighter in 2024 but elections cast shadowsHigh interest rates, sticky inflation and geopolitical tensions have seen share sales by Asia Pacific (including Japanese) companies sink b...
Do Larry Page, Sundar Pichai deserve special treatment in shareholder class action?Page and Pichai are defendants and potentially crucial witnesses in a billion-dollar shareholder class action accusing the company and top ...
Global dealmaking sinks to lowest level in over a decadeA banking crisis that started in the United States this month with Silicon Valley Bank and spread to Europe with the Swiss government-orche...
Thoma Bravo to buy Coupa Software for $6.15 billion amid tech slumpCoupa will get $81 per share under the deal, 30.5% higher than the stock's closing level on Friday and 77.2% above Nov. 22, when takeover i...
Global M&A braces for dry spell as boardrooms put expansion on hold"Companies are standing back from M&A in the short-term as they are more focused on the impact of a recession on their business. The timing...
Microsoft faces complex technical challenges in TikTok carveout, risks ire of Trump administrationTrump has given Microsoft until Sept. 15 to put together a blueprint for an acquisition that safeguards the personal data of Americans stor...
CCI approves P&G's stake acquisition in MerckThe global deal is for about 3.4 billion euro in cash.
Boeing to buy aerospace parts maker KLX for about $3.2 billionThe $63-per-share deal gives KLX an enterprise value of $4.25 billion, including about $1 billion of net debt.
Bankers are hiring cyber-security experts to help get deals done8 in 10 deal-makers don't think potential cybersecurity impacts are quantified as part of due diligence.
British law firm drops use of 'Dear Sirs' to go gender neutralIn the UK, the firm will now address all communications to "Dear Sir or Madam", while in the US all correspondence will start with "Dear La...
Financial Times Chase capped by Nikkei leapfrogging Axel bidThat changed suddenly several weeks ago, when Pearson and its chief executive officer, John Fallon, had a change of heart that opened a pat...
Indian lawyers in demand: Foreign law firms queueing up to hire India expertsForeign companies are hunting for Indian lawyers with dual-qualifications – qualification to work in India and abroad.
- UAL, Continental to form largest airline
United Airlines parent UAL and Continental Airlines agreed to merge in a stock swap valued at more than $3 billion that will create the wor...
Students turn to law for fancy career, fat packetsLaw grads are finding jobs with organisations like UNESCO, UNICEF, consultancy firms McKinsey.
- Clifford Chance in talks with AZB for tie-up
UK-based Clifford Chance, world’s largest law firm, is in talks with Indian law firm AZB & Partners for a tie-up involving client referrals...
- Global law companies eye informal tie-ups in India
Global law majors are increasingly getting into informal tie-ups with mid-sized firms in India to understand the market. The selling mantra
- Chinese can't keep up with A,B&C of growth
Fewer than 10% of Chinese job seekers are qualified for accounting, finance and engineering jobs at overseas companies, according to a Nove...